"Phi" Figure

-1300–-1200

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 10.5 x 4.3 cm (4 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Greek

About

Votive or tomb figure. Made in large numbers during this period. Intact. Handmade. Body pinched out to either side. Nose pinched forward. Top of head flaring with concave top. Bottom flaring, concave beneath. Two rudimentary, vertical stripes down front and down back of figure, horizontal stripe around front and back of widest point. Small pellet breasts and eyes added. Stands upright.